Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-08

NEW YosK, March TIT - ,
wsary night that the membsrs 81 IL,
bsechef bousehold paseed iase nirhr
One ~ ons they would siIen liz nov,
10 eud ont OF the death chamber. takins
sleit turns 1t the dreory vfxfls. Or
oearie was et the post of duty Withou,
intermissi0n until nearly Q o'oluck
wnen no returned 70 HE homo, On
henry street, 10 snatch q few hon r.
rest Ars Beechef bad kent vatoh
over the sick msu most Of the niaht
rearing he might pass away In her ~
sence. She did. however. take 4 fev
houfS rest on her oouoh In the room a
joining that where the sufferer Law. I'M
she left word TO be called the instant the
slightest change In her but BAN 's con.
dition was noted.
All Day Sunday and until midnieht
the omccr on duty 1t tho door OF ~
house wse kept busy answering the
queries Of friends and strangers. Even
~ late ~ O'Clock persons olimbed nm
bolletiu.
DR.. Searle left the house 1t 4. M. !.
after issuipg the Z O'Clock hu letin. Al
nve minutes 70 ton he came again. and
remAined for fifteen miputes. When
be left he Issued the following bulletin:
10 30 .. Mo change In Mr. Beech.
er's condition since the last bulletin
was issued. W. 8. 6EARLE, n. d.
DR. Ssarle said aftsr hs left the house
that Mr.. Beecher's polte and tempe
ture were the same. He lies In . state
OF coma and does not move. His
breathing 10 heavy and qnick. He Il
entirely unconscious, although Mrs.
Beecher thought this morning that he
recognized her when she epoke TO him.
Al times he raises his right hand and
places It on hts head.
Promptly Ut O'Clock DR.. 6asrle sent
the folio wing bullerin to the reporters:
8p. Mills day In the history Of
Mr.. Stecher's Mokness has been mark cd
By frequent fluctuations within nsrrow
limits Tho rate OF neither pulse, nor
Temperature, nor respiration has long
been constant. The pulse has, on the
whole, In creased In rapidity, once ris.
Ing 10 ia, and now marking ITO. The
rate Of respiration 10 now 40. The tenn
perature has varied between 101 and Its
present point. 99X. In general IL may
be said that his condition 10 worse than
at any previous time. The character of
the pulse has changed, 1t In now dicrotic
tumultuous-indlcat failure Of heart
power. The Inspirations have increase
In freq uency, and are more impeded by
greater sccumulations Of mucus in the
tracaea than } esterdny, though not to
80 great degree rs on Saturday fore
noon. The temperature, taken every
two hour, has not been the same on
ANY two successive occasions.
II Is impossible TO conclude with any
~ proach TO certainty whether death
will come by asphy 1ia, frem failure OF
the respiratory ceutres, or from para
lysis Of the heart, or both; or, ~ before
stated, from recurrt noe of hemorrhage.
1t is. therefore. impossible to indicate
the probable li1e OF termination OF the
disease. 1t 10, however, the opinion of
the pny sician that the limit will not be
reached TO night. II 10 unnecessary TO
add that Mr. Beecher 10 entirely uncon.
rcious and suffers no pain. Doubtless
his condition IL that Of one In Q noubl.
cd dream. w 8. SEARLE, M. ID.
The last issue Of builetiu rs made was
at 10 O'Clock tonight, and was rs fol.
lows:
"Mr. Beecher Is slowly failing, but
we do not think he will die tonight.
"W. 8. eEARLE. NJ. D."